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as in absurd
conceived or made without regard for reason or reality
a bizarre invention that no one could figure out how to use
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as in strange
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
he gave a bizarre excuse for getting home so late
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Recent Examples of bizarre
From the wild eyes to an often unnerving grin, Willem Dafoe has one of the most expressive faces in Hollywood, and it's led to some gloriously bizarre performances.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Even more bizarre was the depth the starlight's dip changed with every transit.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The gay man who was involved in Rep. Nancy Mace’s viral meltdown at an Ulta Beauty store is speaking out about the bizarre incident.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 22 Apr. 2025
This is just one in a series of bizarre events that unfolded on the afternoon of April 19, according to the Highlands County Sheriff's Office.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Even more bizarre was the depth the starlight's dip changed with every transit.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
The gay man who was involved in Rep. Nancy Mace’s viral meltdown at an Ulta Beauty store is speaking out about the bizarre incident.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 22 Apr. 2025
This is just one in a series of bizarre events that unfolded on the afternoon of April 19, according to the Highlands County Sheriff's Office.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bizarre
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This week’s episode tackles the minefield of casting, as execs melt down over the racial politics of casting their absurd Kool-Aid tentpole.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2025
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Once again, that means going to absurd lengths in the quest to facilitate banter between pilots, even if some of those attempts hilariously crash and burn.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
2 May 2025
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From the window of his 46th-floor downtown office, attorney Scott Sheftall noticed a strange, solitary cloud that worried him.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
10 May 2025
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Thankfully, Karr and his team knew where to look, starting with the strange way a common type of bacteria functions in fruit flies.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
9 May 2025
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Amanda learned in like 10 seconds, which is insane.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Mar. 2025
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The emu egg—a two pound, eight-inch ovoid with a sultry teal shell gently speckled in pale green—seemed like just the right absurdist final flourish for an already insane endeavor.—
Helen Rosner,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
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In this instance there was a weird misunderstanding about which some of the people on the WGA Board chose to assume the worst.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
10 May 2025
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These shows are inherently weird, and weird goes hand in hand with art.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2025
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But the Liberals are an electoral machine—something of a rarity on the center-left—that would be foolish to bet against.—
Daniel Block,
The Atlantic,
29 Apr. 2025
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His cigars weren’t as nasty as his habit of chasing bad money with worse—high living and foolish investments, with second-rate writing meant to plug the gap.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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By the mid-Seventies, Walker was working odd jobs and soon started playing with the gospel group, the Spiritual Corinthians.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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The statement that this was always the year Adams felt the team would be right near the cap strikes me as odd.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Meeting your life-long love as a child at church may seem unreal.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
28 Apr. 2025
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Spectators and commentators alike were taken aback as the incident unfolded due to the unreal farmer's tan of Phillips.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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Our strength comes from funny stories and serious ones, too.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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In this unexpectedly funny and joyful love story, poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley navigate life and mortality in the face of an incurable diagnosis.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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“Bizarre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bizarre. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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